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Definition of: misprision
(mis·prizh′ən) noun
1. Law Concealment of a crime, especially of treason or felony; also, loosely, contempt or high misdemeanor.
2. Archaic Misconception; misunderstanding. [<OF mesprision mistake <mesprendre do wrong, take amiss <mes-mis- + prendre take <L prehendere]
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